BPDA Board of Directors, January 15, 2026
Approves 841 Morton Street Mixed-Use Development, unanimous
What happened
The BPDA Board approved five new development projects totaling 460,000 square feet and $240 million in investment, including a 438-room hotel at 391 D Street (the first net zero carbon hotel approved under Article 37), 200 rental units at 445-449 Cambridge Street in Allston, and…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 22 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 22
Contract Amendment for 12 Channel Street Repairs
Approved amendment to construction contract with South Coast Improvement Company for loading dock repairs at 12 Channel Street in Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park, increasing contract by $350,000 plus 15% contingency for total amendment of $402,500, bringing total contract to $4,769,974.10.
- Work to address unforeseen structural deficiencies in angle iron rod tiebacks supporting concrete canopy due to corrosion found under asbestos.
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Meeting Summary
The BPDA Board approved five new development projects totaling 460,000 square feet and $240 million in investment, including a 438-room hotel at 391 D Street (the first net zero carbon hotel approved under Article 37), 200 rental units at 445-449 Cambridge Street in Allston, and…
Key Decisions (22)
Contract Amendment for 12 Channel Street Repairs
Engineering Contract Amendment for 12 Channel Street
Suffolk University Small Business Grant
CDL Training RFP Authorization
Bridge Program Training RFP Authorization
Building Trades Apprenticeship Training RFP
International Institute of New England Lease Extension
TD Garden Electronic Signs License Renewal
Hollworthy-Hollander Final Designation Extension
151 Lenox Street Tentative Designation Extension
Casablanca Services Site Maintenance Contract
China Trade Center Janitorial Contract
445-449 Cambridge Street Notice of Project Change
393 Cambridge Street Hotel
1954 Commonwealth Avenue Residential
38 Hitchborn Street Notice of Project Change
Rogerson Buford Senior Housing Project
841 Morton Street Mixed-Use Development
639 Warren Street Affordable Housing Change
1208C VFW Parkway Conversion to All Affordable
391 D Street Hotel - PDA Amendment and Large Project
1350 Boylston Street Community Benefits Disbursement
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (11)
445-449 Cambridge Street
Mixed-Use
393 Cambridge Street Hotel
Commercial
1954 Commonwealth Avenue
Residential
Rogerson Buford Project
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Multiple projects converting homeownership units to rental due to financing…
Commercial Demand
P3 Roxbury lab development cancelled due to unfavorable lab market…
Infrastructure
City secured $48 million community benefits package from Kraft Group…
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